Video tutorial on how to sketch form quickly using simple contour lines.

From Josh Reed:
In this first stage of revisions I really needed to understand what’s going on surface wise. I sketch without the roll cage so I could work my perspective in right. The rear wrap around gave me problems so I played with the styling on that a little.
The middle sketch was a quick pencil [...]

After a few requests from several of you, I’ve put together a small video covering some surface finish simple techniques with prismacolor markers. It’s another cube (yay!), but the principles carry over to product sketching. I may do another video on curvilinear reflections in the near future. Just keep bugging me.

Here’s the final image scan:

Here’s a quick tip on cleaning up scanned sketches. After posting the most recent video featuring ballpoint pen and light photoshop, I received a few requests for a video or explanation of how to clean up a scanned sketch. I opted for a quick video showing how I do it. So take a look if [...]

Well not all about them, but this should help point you in the right direction.
I’ve had a few people ask about the construction of shadows. I’ll talk about two types here and I’ll be up front here – I won’t cover every situation or even more complex scenarios, but the principles here will help you [...]

Here’s another demo for you this week. The audio is a little rough, but you’ll get the gist of it. 
Sometimes you start out sketching and things are a little rough or downright ugly. Well, don’t give up. As I show you in this video, it’s okay to keep working with a sketch, then recover with [...]

Yes I got married and on my honeymoon (with the permission of my lovely bride), represented for IDSKETCHING.COM at the IDSA Western Conference. Hosting the workshop was a fun experience and we had a good showing from students and professionals alike.

So . . . you’re a poor college student, starving artist, or another casualty of the raging recession. Markers aren’t getting any cheaper, the refill inks can be terribly expensive – so what do you do?
The solution is rubbing alcohol

See: Marker Tutorial: Cube

Last week, I did  a quick sketch render of a cube. This week, we’ll take a look at a cylinder. If you ‘d like to follow along, simply download the cylinder sketch here and print it out. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can run some marker paper through the printer and have [...]

We’ve been working hard at IDsketching.com to provide updates with great content, and now we have a new video for you to enjoy and learn from.This video includes tips and help on how to sketch effectively with pencils on tracing paper when generating industrial design concepts.
Also included are tips on marker application when sketching and [...]